module 3 quiz

The Chinese interest in landscape painting was most strongly influenced by which of the following?

Daoist harmony with nature and poetic themes

The Great Wall of China was constructed as a defense against the nomadic peoples of the north, in particular the ____.

Huns

It can be said that China's neighbors owe an immense debt to China; however which country provided the link between China and Japan?

Korea

The leading philosophy that flourished during the Southern Song period was a blend of traditional Chinese thought and selected Buddhist concepts. What was this philosophy called?

Neo-Confucianism

During the Six Dynasties, Buddhism arrived in China. The oldest Chinese Buddhist texts describe Buddha as golden and radiating light. The Shakyamuni Buddha of the Six Dynasties is the first precisely datable Chinese Buddhist image. Which of the following is the medium used for this image?

gilded bronze

Chan Buddhism gained gradual importance under the Song emperors. The basic tenet of this school is the cultivation of mind and spirit in order to break through the illusions of ordinary reality. Which of the following is the vehicle used in order to achieve this break through to enlightenment?

meditation

During the 1928 excavations at Anyang, fragmentary records and a large number of goods were discovered which provided information regarding their rulers. Included among the discoveries were pounded earthen walls that provided protection for the city. Which of the following was also learned as a consequence of this excavation and discovery?

revealed a warlike, highly stratified society

One of the most important tasks of the Chinese artist was which of the following.

serve as an instrument through which nature could reveal itself

In addition to his work on the Great Wall, the Qin ruler Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, is remembered in art history for which of the following?

the army of life-sized ceramic and bronze warriors and horses he commissioned for his tomb at Lintong

Many of the Chinese loyal to the former emperor refused to serve the new emperor during the Yuan period. Which of the following could be a reason for this rejection?

the new overlords were foreigners therefore unacceptable